Lot 245

Description

Australia, HMAS Sydney, Certificate For Wounds And Hurts, issued to 18792 Able Seaman Carl Erickson injured on 27 February 1936, signed on 10 March 1936 by Captain J.U.P.Fitzgerald RN, commanding officer of HMAS Sydney. Age toning, a small stain mark at lower left edge and a clip hole at top left corner, otherwise fine.

This was an important official Royal Navy document that was used to help a seaman get a pension if he was discharged due to injury.
HMAS Sydney was commissioned at Portsmouth, England on 24 September 1935 under the command of Captain John U.P. Fitzgerald RN and spent the early part of her career on the Mediterranean Station arriving at the Sydney Station on 2 August 1936. She remained in home waters and on 9 October 1937 Captain J.W.A. Waller RN took over command from Captain Fitzgerald.
AB C. Erickson whilst sleeping under the port shelter on the upper deck of HMAS Sydney a sea change took charge of the lower boom which struck him on the head. He sustained a horse shoe shaped laceration of the scalp about nine inches long, the entire layer of the scalp being split. He was sober at the time.
Carl Erickson, born 08Apr1907 at Sydney, NSW; Enl.Oct1927 at Sydney; during his service he served on HMAS Sydney 29Sep1935 to 24May1936.